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BMW Group expands footprint of BMW i premium parking service ParkNow with investment in Parkmobile. New partnership will allow users to conveniently search for, reserve and pay for parking, with access to approximately 2.7 million garage on-street parking spaces – European launch planned.

Thu Jan 08 10:00:00 CET 2015 Press Release

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BMW Group is expanding the footprint of its innovative BMW i mobility services with an investment in the parking service provider Parkmobile International Holding. With around 10 million customers in more than 600 international cities, Parkmobile is the world’s leading provider of on-demand mobile payment solutions for public on-street parking.

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Munich. The BMW Group is expanding the footprint of its innovative
BMW i mobility services with an investment in the parking service
provider Parkmobile International Holding. With around 10 million
customers in more than 600 international cities, Parkmobile is the
world’s leading provider of on-demand mobile payment solutions for
public on-street parking. This partnership will significantly expand
the footprint of the BMW i premium parking service ParkNow, whose
focus is on offering its customers a user-friendly way of searching
for and reserving city parking spaces, complete with cashless payment
options. U.S. users will in future be able to use the ParkNow website
or smartphone app to access approximately 2.7 million garage parking
spaces and on-street parking spaces across hundreds of cities.

This latest move means that ParkNow is now the first network to offer
its customers user-friendly parking solutions for both garage and
on-street parking. “With this new investment we are taking the next
step on the way to making ParkNow the world’s leading premium parking
service,” says Joachim Hauser, Vice President Business Development BMW
Mobility Services. The expansion of the ParkNow network is a further
example of how BMW i is continuously growing and strengthening its
state-of-the-art mobility services, he adds. Such services also
include the premium car-sharing service DriveNow, which is currently
up and running in a total of seven European cities, as well as in San
Francisco. ParkNow likewise plans to start operations in European
markets in the near future.

Parking space bookable by app or computer, cashless payment,
parking time extendable without returning to the vehicleThe premium parking service ParkNow from BMW i, which can be
used with any make of vehicle, spares drivers the often time-consuming
task – particularly in large cities – of searching for a vacant
parking space. This in turn helps to reduce fuel consumption and
mitigates congestion and Co2 emissions. Customers who plan to park
their vehicle in a parking garage near their destination can book a
parking space before they set off, either by computer or by
smartphone. The website or app shows the search results for all
participating garages, filtered by availability, distance and price.
ParkNow can also be used to conveniently search for and reserve a
parking space for an EV, complete with charging point. As an
alternative, in the near future it will also be possible to book
parking en route using the navigation system. ParkNow already allows
users to load the location details of their selected car park straight
into the navigation system, while an electronic ticket grants them
access to their reserved space when they arrive at their destination.

ParkNow is a convenient and customer-friendly solution for on-street
parking as well. The driver no longer needs to look for change to feed
a ticket machine or parking meter but instead can simply enter the
number of the selected parking zone in the app or navigation system to
start the parking session – even before getting out of the car.
Payment takes place automatically via ParkNow. As an added convenience
feature, before the selected parking time expires customers are
informed by a signal on their mobile phone. If they wish, they can
then extend their parking time without returning to the vehicle –
provided the allotted parking time has not yet been exceeded. This
additional time is again charged automatically.

BMW Group invests in Parkmobile as a strong partnerThe investment in Parkmobile will allow the BMW Group to further
expand the footprint of its “one-stop” ParkNow service, an on-demand,
flexible solution that allows users to search for and reserve garage
or on-street parking, with subsequent cashless payments. The joint
venture of Parkmobile USA LLC and SP Plus Corporation will further
extend the network’s coverage. SP Plus operates more than 4,200
parking garages with more than 2.1 million spaces in hundreds of North
American cities. The joint venture Parkmobile USA LLC will combine
ParkNow’s expertise in the brokerage of covered parking space with
Parkmobile’s focus on on-demand mobile payments and SP Plus’ focus on
pre-paid parking services. It will be possible to tailor this combined
service precisely to the needs of all target groups. For example,
customers visiting event venues, restaurants, universities or airlines
can in each case be offered an appropriately tailored premium ParkNow
service for booking parking. The parking search is carried out online,
avoiding the need for time-wasting street searches, and payment is
automatic and cashless.

The further expansion of ParkNow’s extensive footprint in North
America is in progress. Details on additional partnerships will be
announced in the near future.

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The following applies to consumption figures for vehicles with new type approval, September 2017 onward: The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy consumption are obtained in accordance with the specified measuring procedure (EC Regulation No. 715/2007), as issued and amended. The figures are for a basic-version vehicle in Germany. The bandwidths allow for differences in the choice of wheel and tire sizes and items of optional equipment and can be changed by the configuration.

Obtained on the basis of the new "Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure" (WLTP), the figures are converted back to the "New European Driving Cycle" (NEDC) for the sake of comparability. Values other than those stated here may be used for the purposes of taxation and for other vehicle-related duties relating to CO2 emissions.

More information about official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be obtained from the "guideline on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and current consumption of new passenger cars", available here: https://www.dat.de/co2/.

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The following applies to consumption figures for vehicles with new type approval, September 2017 onward: The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy consumption are obtained in accordance with the specified measuring procedure (EC Regulation No. 715/2007), as issued and amended. The figures are for a basic-version vehicle in Germany. The bandwidths allow for differences in the choice of wheel and tire sizes and items of optional equipment and can be changed by the configuration.

Obtained on the basis of the new "Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure" (WLTP), the figures are converted back to the "New European Driving Cycle" (NEDC) for the sake of comparability. Values other than those stated here may be used for the purposes of taxation and for other vehicle-related duties relating to CO2 emissions.

More information about official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be obtained from the "guideline on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and current consumption of new passenger cars", available here: https://www.dat.de/co2/.